Smart Gels and Their Applications
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2022) | Viewed by 24088
Special Issue Editor
2. Enhanced Composites and Structures Center, School of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing, Cranfield University, Cranfield MK43 0AL, UK
Interests: biorefining, chemistry, nanotechnology, biomass, and waste; biomedical engineering; composites; sensors; manufacturing of functional materials; aerospace materials; nanomaterials; renewable energy; smart materials; surface engineering; water science and engineering; additive manufacturing of polymers and composites; multifunctional polymer composites and nanocomposites: self-healing, nanoelectronic materials; hydrogels; membranes; nanofiber; composites for extreme environments and manufacturing technology
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Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue aims to provide a comprehensive collection of works on the recent advances and developments in the domain of gels, particularly as applied to the various research fields of science and engineering disciplines. It covers a broad range of topics related to gels, including polymer gels, protein gels, self-healing gels, colloidal gels, composite/nanocomposite gels, organogels, aerogels, metallogels, hydrogels, and micro/nanogels.
This Special Issue of IJMS aims to publish high-quality research papers covering the most recent advances in the field as well as comprehensive reviews addressing novel and state-of-the-art topics from active researchers in the field of gels, addressing a range of synthesis and characterization techniques that are critical for tailoring and broadening the various aspects of polymer gels, as well as the numerous advantages that polymer-gel-based materials offer. It will present a comprehensive collection of articles on the recent advances and developments in the science and fundamentals of both synthetic- and natural-polymer-based gels. Specific topics covered include but are not limited to the synthesis and structure of physically/chemically cross-linked polymer gels/polymeric nanogels; gel formation through non-covalent cross-linking; molecular design and characterization; polysaccharide-based polymer gels (synthesis, characterization, and properties); modified polysaccharide gels—silica-based polymeric gels as platforms for the delivery of pharmaceuticals; gel-based approaches in genomic and proteomic sciences; emulgels in drug delivery; and organogels. This Special Issue provides a cutting-edge resource for researchers and scientists working in various fields involving polymers, biomaterials, bio-nanotechnology, and functional materials.
Prof. Dr. Vijay Kumar Thakur
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- polymer gels
- protein gels
- hydrogels
- aerogels
- composite/nanocomposite gels
- micro/nano gels
- self-healing gels
- miscellaneous applications
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